Wisdom, a 65-year-old Laysan albatross — the world’s oldest known wild flier — was spotted returning to her nest at the Midway National Wildlife Refuge in Hawaii to protect her newest chick, which cracked open its shell last Monday.

The little birdie was named Kūkini, the Hawaiian word for messenger.

“Wisdom is really teaching us how much we have to learn,” Susan White, of the US Fish and Wildlife Service, told National Geographic. “We didn’t know an albatross would live this long and still be producing chicks.”

In her six-plus decades of life, Wisdom has flown more than 3 million miles since she was tagged by researchers in 1956 and she’s reared more than 30 chicks.

It takes about seven months for Laysan albatross eggs to hatch.

Right now, she is guarding her chick while her mate is out looking for food.

The Midway National Wildlife Refuge is currently holding a poll to name Kūkini’s father. The options include Endurance, Popsicle and two Hawaiian words — Ahonui, which means patience, and Akeakami, which translates to lover of wisdom.